The University of Colorado Cancer Center/CU Cancer Center Fund

Within the sea of cancer research and treatment facilities in the United State there are 41 centers designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated as “comprehensive cancer centers." Within that smaller group are 23 recognized as members of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). The University of Colorado Cancer Center is one of these 23 elite NCCN institutions that also include MD Anderson, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Harvard's Dana Farber and other similarly influential institutions.

The NCCN designation means that the CU Cancer Center now has the opportunity to work with these institutions to set the standard of cancer care that all other medical institutions follow—from the smallest community oncology clinics, to other prestigious research institutions across the U.S. and beyond.

Through our research the CU Cancer Center is working to discover and translate new science findings into approaches and drugs that shape tomorrow's treatments. In other words we are working to ensure the important lessons we've learned from research will inform how cancer is treated now and into the future.

Federal funding provides only a small portion of the CU Cancer Center’s financial backing—so we know that every one of your dollars counts. In fact, the majority of our funding comes directly from individuals like you—people and corporations willing to lend a hand in the fight against disease.

We hope you will join us at this exciting and critical time in the history of cancer research and support the lifesaving work at the CU Cancer Center . . .be part of our vision for a world without cancer and donate online now to the CU Cancer Center Fund.